2023 Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2026 - 2038
- Château Palmer
- 6x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 92-94
This second wine once again punches well above its weight. Almost equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, it’s impossible not to be lured in by the delicately perfumed nose, where accents of violets and irises are complimented by sweet blackberry and blackcurrant notes. On the palate there is a laidback elegance to the wine, the fine-grained tannins waiting patiently behind its velvet-like texture. Early-drinking excellence.
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Neal Martin, April 2024, Score: 92-94
The 2023 Alter Ego represents one-third of the crop, coming exclusively from gravel soil and picked at 32hL/ha. It displays a very deep purple hue. The bouquet is notably opulent, with the Merlot very expressive and shaping the aromatics at the moment. Hints of cassis and violets lurk beneath, perhaps needing a little more delineation. The palate is actually cut from a slightly different cloth, more restrained and a touch spicier than expected. Graphite and tobacco emerge toward the finish, as if the reins have been passed over to the Cabernet component. This will be fascinating to revisit in bottle—I would just like to see more aromatic composure. Drink 2028-2048.
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Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Score: 93-95
The 2023 Alter Ego is plump, juicy and super-expressive. Soft, silky tannins enshroud a core of plum, red cherry, spice, menthol and mocha. All the elements are so nicely balanced. A burst of red-toned fruit and spice lingers on a finish lifted by bright acids. This is such a sensual Alter Ego. Drink 2028-2043.
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Wine Advocate, April 2024, Score: 92-94
Wafting from the glass with pure aromas of cherries, berries, plums and potpourri, the 2023 Alter Ego de Palmer is medium to full-bodied, bright and vibrant, with a vigorous core of fruit framed by supple tannins. It's a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot.
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James Suckling, April 2024, Score: 95-96
This is dense and velvety with a creamy texture. Blackberry, blueberry and stone aromas and flavors. Layered. Very primary and focused. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 43% merlot and 4% petit verdot.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2024, Score: 18.5+
There was a lot of mildew pressure, as we know, in 2023, but Palmer is used to reacting exceptionally quickly, and they handled it well. By the beginning of August, there were healthy 40 hl/ha crops planned, but they lost 20% by the time harvest came around. Terroir, luck and interpretation (yes, those humans again) made more critical decisions than usual during September, and the question of when to restart harvest after stopping for a week was a massive call. As you will read from my note on the Grand Vin, this is one of the most compelling pairs of wines of the year, and I rarely hand out 18.5 scores for second wines, but Alter Ego is a spectacular being. Stunningly luxurious and controlled, two rigid and immovable attacks occur of devastating acidity and super fresh tannins. This is as exciting and nerve-shredding as the finish on any wine aside from Palmer, making Alter Ego a sublime wine.
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 92-94
This second wine once again punches well above its weight. Almost equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, it’s impossible not to be lured in by the delicately perfumed nose, where accents of violets and irises are complimented by sweet blackberry and blackcurrant notes. On the palate there is a laidback elegance to the wine, the fine-grained tannins waiting patiently behind its velvet-like texture. Early-drinking excellence.
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2014 Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2018 - 2030
- Château Palmer
- 12x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2015, Score: 90-92
The second wine of Ch Palmer is always smother and easier than its big brother, with a big slug of Merlot (52%). This is rich and ripe, with lovely easy balance and a nice refreshing finish. A serious second wine, very well made.
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Goedhuis, April 2015, Score: 90-92
The second wine of Ch Palmer is always smother and easier than its big brother, with a big slug of Merlot (52%). This is rich and ripe, with lovely easy balance and a nice refreshing finish. A serious second wine, very well made.
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Neal Martin, April 2015, Score: 90-92
The Alter Ego de Palmer 2014 is a blend of 52% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot. It has an opulent, glossy bouquet with layers of small dark cherries and plenty of glycerin. The palate is more reserved than the bouquet suggests: saturated tannins, a little chewiness on the entry but suppler towards the finish. It feels very linear in keeping with the style of the vintage, the finish a little sweet than its peers with a dab of licorice on the aftertaste.
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Antonio Galloni, April 2015, Score: 90-92
A juicy, expressive wine, the 2014 Alter Ego is wonderfully open and expressive today, with radiant fruit, soft contours and gorgeous overall balance. Sweet red plum, raspberry, rose petal and French oak flow through to the soft, resonant finish. An exuberant floral note adds the last layer of complexity. The 2014 is 52% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot. Despite the relatively high percentage of Petit Verdot, that fruit comes from gravelly/sandy soils that confer perfume and aromatics, qualities winemaker Thomas Duroux brought out further with a short, gentle fermentation. This is a lovely second wine.
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James Suckling, March 2015, Score: 92-93
Vibrant and fruity with currant, blueberry and spice character. Full yet tight with tension and brightness. Very velvety tannins. Sexy already.
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Decanter, April 2015, Score: 90+
Beautiful perfume and polished flavours. Velvety-smooth, delicate tannins and a hidden depth that will build up in barrel white retaining freshness, length and purity. Drink: 2019-2029
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Matthew Jukes, May 2015, Score: 17
(52 Merlot, 35 Cabernet Sauvignon, 13 Petit Verdot) Very crisp, focused, cherry-like and seriously pretty, this is a stunningly balanced wine with racy energy and as far as Left Bank, Merlot-dominant wines go in this vintage, this is one of the rare stars.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2015, Score: 16
52% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot. Very bright crimson. Certainly straightforward and very directly fruity on the nose. Noticeable acidity on the palate. Very fresh red cherry flavours and not that dense. Good finish. 13.4% Drink 2019-2025
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Antonio Galloni, Feb 2017, Score: 92/100
The 2014 Alter Ego is dark, inviting and impeccably balanced. Black cherry, plum, espresso, spice and new leather meld together in a sumptuous, midweight wine. The relatively high %age of Petit Verdot results in a somewhat somber, very serious second wine that carries a feeling of gravitas. The 2014 is 52 % Merlot, 32 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 13 % Petit Verdot. -- Antonio Galloni 92 Antonio Galloni 2020 - 2029
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2010 Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux Ex Château Sept 2020 - 3x75cl
- Red
- 2022 - 2070
- Château Palmer
- 3x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2011, Score: 95-97
With 54% Merlot in the finished blend this is a wonderfully contrasting style to its next door neighbour Ch Margaux. Intensely opaque in colour, this is full of brambles and plums on the nose; in the mouth it is intense and concentrated, with a bright freshness on the finish. DR
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Goedhuis, April 2011, Score: 95-97
With 54% Merlot in the finished blend this is a wonderfully contrasting style to its next door neighbour Ch Margaux. Intensely opaque in colour, this is full of brambles and plums on the nose; in the mouth it is intense and concentrated, with a bright freshness on the finish. DR
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Neal Martin, April 2020, Score: 96
The 2010 Palmer has an outgoing, intense and multifaceted bouquet with black cherries, boysenberry, crushed violets and hints of cassis - your quintessential Margaux turned up to eleven. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Headier than its Margaux peers, it builds in the mouth with a complex, marine-tinged finish with cracked black pepper lingering on the aftertaste. This is an outstanding Palmer but it needs more time in bottle. Drink 2026 - 2070
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Neal Martin, March 2011, Score: 92-94
The 2010 Palmer is a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, delivering 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.65. This has a very pure bouquet where the Cabernet Sauvignon is again, dominating the aromatics: blackberry, boysenberry and a touch of graphite. The palate is full-bodied with mineral-rich black fruits, very linear and focused, but there is just a touch of alcohol blurring the finish and taken the edge off it its precision.
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Robert Parker, February 2013, Score: 98+
The 2010 Palmer is one of the superstars of the vintage, a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, which is just slightly different than what I indicated two years ago. The alcohol level hit 14.5%, and the wine comes across like a more stacked-and-packed version of their 2000. It is tannic and backward, but has a sensational black/purple color and a gorgeous nose of camphor, barbecue smoke, blackberry and cassis. Full-bodied, with oodles of glycerin but a relatively healthy pH, this wine has a precision and freshness that belie its lofty alcohol and extravagant concentration. This is a sensationally rich, full-throttle Palmer that could well end up being one of the all-time great wines made at this estate. It needs a good 7-10 years of cellaring and should keep for 50 or more years. There’s no question that Thomas Duroux and the staff at Palmer are producing wines of first-growth quality, and have been for nearly a decade.
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Robert Parker, May 2011, Score: 95-97
The 2010 Palmer, which is 50% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Sauvignon except for 6% Petit Verdot, is a huge, inky/purple-colored wine with notes of camphor, incense, blackberry, espresso roast, and subtle barbecue smoke. Extremely full-bodied and unbelievably powerful (14.5% natural alcohol, but with a rather standard pH of 3.75), this wine is going to be one of the great classics ever to emerge from this iconic chateau. It is extremely tannic, but the tannins are eclipsed by the extravagant concentration of fruit, unctuosity, and density of this wine. This will be a Chateau Palmer to put away for 10 years and drink over the following 40+. Drink: 2021 - 2061
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James Suckling, April 2011, Score: 97-98
This nose is crazy with treacle tart, dark fruits, spices and milk chocolate. I was in a state of amazement tasting this. Full bodied and very powerful with wonderful ripe tannins and intense nuts and dark chocolate on the palate. This is more powerful than 2009. I am blown away.
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Decanter, April 2020, Score: 98
One of the great years of Bordeaux now at 10 years old and showing why this is such an unusual vintage in terms of the depth of structure and muscular concentration that was achieved. In fact, I am upping the drinking window from the last time I tasted this, as there is such a pulse of life and grip that shows no signs of going anywhere. The initial layers are starting to be peeled back, but this retains primary black and blue fruits that are still full of flesh alongside baked earth, tons of liquorice and black chocolate with a grippy tannic structure, fresh acidities and a serious attitude. Brilliant stuff, that is clearly going to power on for decades. Drinking Window 2022 – 2048. Jane Anson.
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Decanter, April 2011, Score: 19.5
Superb richness and already showing a velvety texture, wonderful freshness and flavours that keep on growing, a magnificent Palmer. Drink 2020-2050
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Jancis Robinson, April 2011, Score: 18
54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot. Very dark purple. Amazingly sweet and luscious on the nose. Incredibly sweet and distinctive – pure pleasure at first. Very round and luscious and has massive polish. Incredibly open at this stage – will it close up, I wonder? But underneath, a great stew of tannins lurk..! Great freshness but no leafiness. This is already carrying the Palmer hallmark in spades and its only on the finish that one sees the strong vintage character. Nothing excessive. pH 3.65. 14.5%. Drink 2018-2040
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Wine Spectator, April 2011, Score: 95-98
This dense red offers a big core of currant, plum and cassis, with lots of buried violet and anise. Really loaded on the back end, this is very muscular, but still velvety. Features saturated fruit on the finish, but stays restrained. Should be very long-lived. Tasted non-blind. -J.M
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Wine Cellar Insider, April 2020, Score: 97
Compelling aromatics set off by flowers, blackberries, truffle and black licorice. In the mouth, the texture is pure silk and velvet. The wine is refined, polished, soft, fresh and elegant, with a long, sweet, fresh, rich, sensuous finish that remains on your palate for close to 40 seconds. The wine was made from a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 14.5% alcohol.
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2022 Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2028 - 2052
- Château Palmer
- 6x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2023, Score: 97-99
There is no doubt that 2022 Palmer is destined for the roll call of the Chateau’s great vintages. This is a cracker; quite frankly there is nothing not to love about this stunning wine. A perfume of blueberry, damson is underpinned by fresh summer red berries. A wine of sublime depth, the sense of power is hidden by the wine’s juicy succulence, like liquid heaven. The tannins are fine and lacelike, flowing through from start to finish. The epitome of what we expect Margaux to be: graceful and exuberant, and yet with refined power.
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Goedhuis, April 2023, Score: 97-99
There is no doubt that 2022 Palmer is destined for the roll call of the Chateau’s great vintages. This is a cracker; quite frankly there is nothing not to love about this stunning wine. A perfume of blueberry, damson is underpinned by fresh summer red berries. A wine of sublime depth, the sense of power is hidden by the wine’s juicy succulence, like liquid heaven. The tannins are fine and lacelike, flowing through from start to finish. The epitome of what we expect Margaux to be: graceful and exuberant, and yet with refined power.
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Neal Martin, April 2023, Score: 96-98
The 2022 Palmer was cropped at just 22hL/ha due to the berries being 25-30% smaller than usual. It bursts forth on the nose with precocious black cherries, blueberry, violet and touches of marmalade and tobacco in the background. Complex and expressive. The palate is structured, with the tannic backbone, that winemaker Thomas Duroux talked about, lending this Palmer a sense of verticality. Hints of black pepper emerge with time, multi-layered, a powerful Margaux and yet the IPT is actually lower than elsewhere (76). Quite linear on the tobacco-infused finish, which is just quintessential Palmer. Do reserve a bin in your cellar for this and let it gather dust for at least a decade. 14.4% alcohol. Drink 2035-2080
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Antonio Galloni, January 2025, Score: 98
The 2022 Palmer is all class. Blackberry, mocha, spice, leather and espresso all meld together in a seamless, elegant Palmer that impresses with its sublime balance. All the elements are impeccably put together throughout. The only thing this is missing is perhaps a touch more energy. Even so, the 2022 is an exceptional Palmer. Yields were a minuscule 22 hectoliters per hectare. Small berries yielded a deep wine that needs time to fully emerge. As has been the case for a few years now, both Palmer and Alter Ego spend a year in small barrel and a second year in wood, a majority of that (65%) in cask.
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Antonio Galloni, April 2023, Score: 96-98
The 2022 Palmer is a wine of sublime beauty and refinement. Silky, caressing and super-expressive, the 2022 is also one of the most surprising wines of the year in that it does not show the drought or heat of the growing season at all either in its flavor profile or feel. Succulent black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, spice and dried herbs lend notable complexity throughout. The 2022 starts off rather slow, and then really explodes on the back end. It is a magnificent wine in every way. Drink 2030-2052.
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Wine Advocate, March 2025, Score: 97
Thomas Duroux and his team opted to wait to pick the 2022 Palmer in pursuit of full maturity, taking advantage of the resilience of the estate's terroirs, and they have followed up with a brilliantly executed élevage that has retained pure, vivid flavors despite the wine's ripeness and unctuosity. Bursting with aromas of blackberries, crème de cassis, mulberries and violets, it's full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a sumptuous core of rich, fleshy fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins, taking on more and more floral nuances as it sits in the glass. This is one of the Médoc's most sensual wines this year.
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Wine Advocate, April 2023, Score: 95-97
As is the case at neighbor Château Margaux, the 2022 Palmer is one of the most powerful wines this estate has ever produced. A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, it offers up aromas of blackberries, burning embers, violets, iris and sweet soil tones, followed by a full-bodied, broad and expansive palate, its velvety attack segueing into a rich and layered core. Supple, seamless and concentrated, it checks in at 14.4% alcohol and a rather high pH of 3.79.
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James Suckling, April 2023, Score: 98-99
So much class in the nose with a sophisticated kaleidoscope of dark fruit such as blackcurrants, and spices such as salt and pepper, as well as cloves and nutmeg. Full-bodied. Compacted and dense yet weightless. It opens beautifully. The tannins go on and on with wonderful presence. Salty undertones.
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Decanter, April 2023, Score: 97
Sharp, energetic, racy and electric. The power and concentration is evident in the dark, rich, concentrated fruit with tannins that grip and take hold with a crushed stone texture, liquorice, graphite, tobacco and cool mint spice. The expression is exceptionally delineated with focus and push from start to finish. Quite bold and charged, but I love the succulence, the perfumed fruit, chalky sensation and overall sense of confidence. In high definition in terms of sharpness and tang to the fruit. A big wine but delivered with poise. 3.79pH. 13% press wine. Harvest took one month from 7 September to 5 October. 70% grand vin, 30% Alter Ego.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2023, Score: 19.5+
Darker, stormier, more action-packed and thunderous than any Palmer I have tasted En Primeur, this wine relentlessly rolls across the palate in search of taste buds to surprise. This is such a beautiful Palmer with its elite fruit flavours, precision build and refinement, yet there is a restlessness here that signifies more to come. There is tension, controlled anger and taut musculature under the surface, yet it presents an overriding sense of serenity. I asked winemaker Thomas Duroux how this wine has come to pack in so much flavour and gravitas while at the same time being so refreshing and chiselled. His answer said it all, ‘I don’t know where it has come from’. Thomas trusts in his vines and his slavish viticulture practices, but there were no human interventions here that can account for the sheer scale of complexity and completeness exhibited by this wine.
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Jeb Dunnuck, April 2023, Score: 97-99
The 2022 Château Palmer is utterly brilliant, so much so that I questioned in my notes if this would challenge the 2018. A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, from tiny yields of 22 hectoliters per hectare, its mammoth-sized personality offers layers of blue and black fruits, notes of melted chocolate, crushed stone, and spring flowers, building, velvety tannins, and a great, great finish. While many estates commented that they extracted less in the vintage, Palmer went in a different direction and extracted more during the vinifications to provide a solid backbone to match the concentration and power of the vintage. It appears to have worked brilliantly, and hats off to Thomas Duroux for having the confidence to go his own path. He has produced a truly Grand Vin in 2022. The alcohol here is a normal 14.4%, and the pH is a healthy 3.79.
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Jane Anson, April 2023, Score: 96
Dark brooding fruits, this is intense and concentrated, ripe flavours with an exotic edge, cassis, roasted plum, damson and star fruit with a curl of woodsmoke and tobacco leaf, set against fresher edges of blueberry and iris. This is serious, structured, with everything turned up pretty high, giving the imprint of the vintage in its black pepper, rosemary, turmeric, mandarin peel and clove. 3.79ph, harvest September 7 right through to October 5. Blend done by December, yield 23hl/h. Ageing sees the first year in barrel, then second year in larger sized oak casks to minimise oak impact, something that will be particularly important in a year with these unusually high alcohols.
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LPB, April 2023, Score: 96-98+
Composed of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Palmer is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a lot of shaking and swirling to lure out a soft-spoken perfume of roses, lavender, star anise, and cloves, leading to a profound core of Morello cherries, fresh, juicy blackberries, and blackcurrant cordial. The full-bodied palate is stacked with layer upon layer of black, blue, and red fruits, supported by a skyscraper structure of very firm, very ripe, grainy tannins and superb tension, finishing with epic length and depth. This is a monumental achievement. pH 3.79
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2025 Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2030 - 2055
- Château Palmer
- 6x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- En Primeur
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2026, Score: 95-97
A relatively soft, fruit nose, thanks to the high proportion of Merlot in the blend. Plush red fruit, with plums and raspberries and a touch of crème de cassis. What is most immediately striking however is the texture of the tannins – crushed velvet tannins that flow seamlessly across the palate. There’s a tension and salty minerality too, that stretches out the palate, then fans out on the finish. Quite sumptuous already, and has the sensation of being complex without excessive intensity.
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Neal Martin, May 2026, Score: 95-97
The 2025 Palmer was picked between September 4 and 26 at just 20 hl/ha (Duroux mentioned how yields have decreased by around 10 hl/ha over the last decade). Matured in 80% new oak and then racked into foudres the following June, it is quintessentially Palmer on the nose with those almost extravagant floral violet scents that blossom in the glass. Wonderful delineation and focus, touches of Indian ink and cassis emerge with time. The palate is very smooth and velvety on the entry, disguising the substance and weight of this wine. Impressive in terms of density, with a little more grip than the Alter Ego, it delivers just the right amount of spice that gives the finish another dimension. One of the longer-term Margaux wines that would benefit from a cellar in its first few years. Drink 2035-2070
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Wine Advocate, April 2026, Score: 97-99
One of the most refined and seamless wines of the vintage is the 2025 Palmer, a blend of 55% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot that wafts from the glass with aromas of sweet blackberries, plums and licorice complemented by floral accents of violet and wisteria (yes, the window of the tasting room was closed). Full-bodied, suave and layered, with a deep and concentrated core of fruit, bright acids and supple tannins, it's already harmonious and complete, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. At only 13.5% alcohol, this is quite a bit lower than most recent sunny vintages at Palmer.
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Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Score: 96-98
The 2025 Palmer is unusual in that Merlot drives the blend this year. That results in an unusually juicy Grand Vin. Even so, there's plenty of supporting structure. The blend is 55% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot. Black fruit, lavender, menthol, licorice, gravel and chocolate build into a driving, potent finish. There's a lot of gravitas and substance here. I am very much looking forward to tasting this as a finished wine; my impression today is that the 2025 is holding back quite a bit of its potential.
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Jancis Robinson, May 2026, Score: 18.5/20
55% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot. 20 hl/ha. Cask sample. Deep colour. Dark-fruit notes. Fabulous palate – spherical and suave but focused. Lovely freshness as well. Balanced. One of the wines of the vintage. Drink 2033-2060
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2026, Score: 95-97
A relatively soft, fruit nose, thanks to the high proportion of Merlot in the blend. Plush red fruit, with plums and raspberries and a touch of crème de cassis. What is most immediately striking however is the texture of the tannins – crushed velvet tannins that flow seamlessly across the palate. There’s a tension and salty minerality too, that stretches out the palate, then fans out on the finish. Quite sumptuous already, and has the sensation of being complex without excessive intensity.
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Jane Anson, April 2026, Score: 96
Clear spice, cumin, cloves, incense, wonderfully balanced, extremely slow unroll through the palate, floral Cabernet character dominant with crushed rose petals, and aromatics are totally jumping out of the glass. 3.65ph, harvest September 8 to 24. In terms of the blend, 1998 had more Merlot than Cabernet Sauvignon in Palmer, so that is a good sign. Thomas Duroux director. The soils here have that layer of gravel but also clay that really comes in useful in dry vintages such as 2025.
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2008 Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2015 - 2035
- Château Palmer
- 12x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2009, Score: 90-92
Super silky and utterly appealing, the 2008 delivers a finely tuned, poised palate that offers loads of sexy curves yet with a mineral core and a fresh finish. Produced with an significant amount of Merlot (51%), it was a favourite of Jancis Robinson, who gave it an impressive 18 points (beating the 17.5+ she gave for Margaux).
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Goedhuis, April 2009, Score: 90-92
Super silky and utterly appealing, the 2008 delivers a finely tuned, poised palate that offers loads of sexy curves yet with a mineral core and a fresh finish. Produced with an significant amount of Merlot (51%), it was a favourite of Jancis Robinson, who gave it an impressive 18 points (beating the 17.5+ she gave for Margaux).
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Robert Parker, May 2011, Score: 94
A stunning success for the vintage, and possibly the Margaux of the year, this wine, which achieved 13.5% natural alcohol, is a blend of 51% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. Loads of barbecue smoke, licorice, incense, blackberry, new saddle leather and forest floor notes jump from the glass of this dense, purple-colored wine. Extraordinarily intense and full-bodied, with plenty of tannin, but not the formidable structure of the 2010, this is going to be one of the longest-lived wines of 2008. It is full, rich, layered, and should be reasonably approachable with 3-4 years of bottle age, and will also keep for 30+ years. Drink: 2014 - 2044
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Robert Parker, April 2009, Score: 95-97
The 2008 Palmer, which tips the scales at 13.5% natural alcohol (among the highest achieved at this property), is a blend of 51% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Petit Verdot. It is a massively rich wine with an inky/purple color, sensational density of fruit, velvety tannins, a glorious bouquet of black fruits, licorice, incense, and subtle barbecue smoke, a superb, full-bodied mouthfeel, and a fabulous texture and length. With several minutes of swirling, an enticing floral note emerges. The wine's glycerin and sweetness suggest it will be approachable 3-4 years afterbottling, yet keep for three decades or more. It appears to be among the finest Palmers made this decade, rivaling both the 2005 and 2000. Drink: 2012 - 2042
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Jancis Robinson, April 2009, Score: 18
Dark and glowing. Quite grown up and sophisticated. Draws you in on the nose - much more compelling than most 2008s. Sweet start - 51% Merlot! - very unusually high for 2008 and for Palmer. The opposite of Ch Margaux. Actually quite Ornellaia like, very soft and rich. Very seductive and lively. With velvety texture. Neat and energetic. Cool, even slightly minty. Really lots of pleasure. Even if quite unusual. The Palmer team love it - not least because it was so difficult. Italian bite. (Not that this will be a popular tasting note in Margaux.) Quite electric.
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Wine Spectator, April 2009, Score: 89-92
Shows blackberry and black cherry, with hints of currant. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and a solid core. Long and fruity.
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2010 Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2021 - 2070
- Château Palmer
- 12x75cl
- Margaux, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2011, Score: 95-97
With 54% Merlot in the finished blend this is a wonderfully contrasting style to its next door neighbour Ch Margaux. Intensely opaque in colour, this is full of brambles and plums on the nose; in the mouth it is intense and concentrated, with a bright freshness on the finish. DR
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Goedhuis, April 2011, Score: 95-97
With 54% Merlot in the finished blend this is a wonderfully contrasting style to its next door neighbour Ch Margaux. Intensely opaque in colour, this is full of brambles and plums on the nose; in the mouth it is intense and concentrated, with a bright freshness on the finish. DR
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Neal Martin, April 2020, Score: 96
The 2010 Palmer has an outgoing, intense and multifaceted bouquet with black cherries, boysenberry, crushed violets and hints of cassis - your quintessential Margaux turned up to eleven. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Headier than its Margaux peers, it builds in the mouth with a complex, marine-tinged finish with cracked black pepper lingering on the aftertaste. This is an outstanding Palmer but it needs more time in bottle. Drink 2026 - 2070
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Neal Martin, March 2011, Score: 92-94
The 2010 Palmer is a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, delivering 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.65. This has a very pure bouquet where the Cabernet Sauvignon is again, dominating the aromatics: blackberry, boysenberry and a touch of graphite. The palate is full-bodied with mineral-rich black fruits, very linear and focused, but there is just a touch of alcohol blurring the finish and taken the edge off it its precision.
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Robert Parker, February 2013, Score: 98+
The 2010 Palmer is one of the superstars of the vintage, a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, which is just slightly different than what I indicated two years ago. The alcohol level hit 14.5%, and the wine comes across like a more stacked-and-packed version of their 2000. It is tannic and backward, but has a sensational black/purple color and a gorgeous nose of camphor, barbecue smoke, blackberry and cassis. Full-bodied, with oodles of glycerin but a relatively healthy pH, this wine has a precision and freshness that belie its lofty alcohol and extravagant concentration. This is a sensationally rich, full-throttle Palmer that could well end up being one of the all-time great wines made at this estate. It needs a good 7-10 years of cellaring and should keep for 50 or more years. There’s no question that Thomas Duroux and the staff at Palmer are producing wines of first-growth quality, and have been for nearly a decade.
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Robert Parker, May 2011, Score: 95-97
The 2010 Palmer, which is 50% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Sauvignon except for 6% Petit Verdot, is a huge, inky/purple-colored wine with notes of camphor, incense, blackberry, espresso roast, and subtle barbecue smoke. Extremely full-bodied and unbelievably powerful (14.5% natural alcohol, but with a rather standard pH of 3.75), this wine is going to be one of the great classics ever to emerge from this iconic chateau. It is extremely tannic, but the tannins are eclipsed by the extravagant concentration of fruit, unctuosity, and density of this wine. This will be a Chateau Palmer to put away for 10 years and drink over the following 40+. Drink: 2021 - 2061
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James Suckling, April 2011, Score: 97-98
This nose is crazy with treacle tart, dark fruits, spices and milk chocolate. I was in a state of amazement tasting this. Full bodied and very powerful with wonderful ripe tannins and intense nuts and dark chocolate on the palate. This is more powerful than 2009. I am blown away.
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Decanter, April 2020, Score: 98
One of the great years of Bordeaux now at 10 years old and showing why this is such an unusual vintage in terms of the depth of structure and muscular concentration that was achieved. In fact, I am upping the drinking window from the last time I tasted this, as there is such a pulse of life and grip that shows no signs of going anywhere. The initial layers are starting to be peeled back, but this retains primary black and blue fruits that are still full of flesh alongside baked earth, tons of liquorice and black chocolate with a grippy tannic structure, fresh acidities and a serious attitude. Brilliant stuff, that is clearly going to power on for decades. Drinking Window 2022 – 2048. Jane Anson.
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Decanter, April 2011, Score: 19.5
Superb richness and already showing a velvety texture, wonderful freshness and flavours that keep on growing, a magnificent Palmer. Drink 2020-2050
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Jancis Robinson, April 2011, Score: 18
54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot. Very dark purple. Amazingly sweet and luscious on the nose. Incredibly sweet and distinctive – pure pleasure at first. Very round and luscious and has massive polish. Incredibly open at this stage – will it close up, I wonder? But underneath, a great stew of tannins lurk..! Great freshness but no leafiness. This is already carrying the Palmer hallmark in spades and its only on the finish that one sees the strong vintage character. Nothing excessive. pH 3.65. 14.5%. Drink 2018-2040
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Wine Spectator, April 2011, Score: 95-98
This dense red offers a big core of currant, plum and cassis, with lots of buried violet and anise. Really loaded on the back end, this is very muscular, but still velvety. Features saturated fruit on the finish, but stays restrained. Should be very long-lived. Tasted non-blind. -J.M
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Wine Cellar Insider, April 2020, Score: 97
Compelling aromatics set off by flowers, blackberries, truffle and black licorice. In the mouth, the texture is pure silk and velvet. The wine is refined, polished, soft, fresh and elegant, with a long, sweet, fresh, rich, sensuous finish that remains on your palate for close to 40 seconds. The wine was made from a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 14.5% alcohol.
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